| Title: | Senior Tax Attorney |
| Education: | University of Nevada Las Vegas (BA), Seattle University School of Law (JD) |
Artour Safarian holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from the University of Nevada Las Vegas and attended Seattle University School of Law on an academic scholarship. He graduated law school cum laude and holds a license to practice law in good standing with the Supreme Court of the State of Washington. Art has never been disciplined by the Washington State Bar Association.
Prior to becoming a tax negotiation professional for Fortress, Art managed his own law practice focusing on business and securities law. While attending law school, Art honed his legal skills by externing for the Western District of Washington in Tacoma and interning for Amazon Web Services’ Legal team. Before Art pursued his legal career, he worked for over a decade in the financial and securities industry helping individuals and business owners resolve their financial issues. Art’s background in business, finance, law, and advocacy make him particularly well-suited to efficiently and effectively resolve back tax issues.
Art enjoys spending time outdoors and with his family.
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IRS Enforced Collections: Tax Levies & Wage Garnishments
As most people know, the IRS and state taxing authorities have a tremendous amount of power to collect unpaid taxes by way of enforced collections. “Enforced collections” refers to methods the government can use to
Understanding IRS Notice cp504
A taxpayer who accrues a balance due with the IRS receives a lot of correspondence as the IRS tries to collect on that liability. Some of this correspondence appears threatening, but actually doesn’t have much
State Tax Liability vs IRS Tax Liabilities
Since the IRS is, far and away, the largest tax collecting agency in the U.S., it makes sense that people dread falling behind with federal taxes. But, what if you owe a state taxing authority?